Torture

A 61-Year-Old Practitioner Believed to Be Poisoned to Death at a Brainwashing Centre

2013-10-15

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ding Wenbin had been held in the Suning Brainwashing Centre for 30 days, when he was suddenly taken home. It first appeared that Mr. Ding was okay, but his health drastically deteriorated very suddenly in the ensuing 104 days. He passed away on September 16th, 2013. His family and friends strongly suspect that he was poisoned in the brainwashing centre.

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Older Ms. Gu Xinzhi Tortured to Death in 2002 -- Family Files Lawsuit

2013-10-15

Ms. Gu Xingzhi, 64, resided in Miyi County, Sichuan Province. She died on November 7th, 2002 in Miyi Detention Centre while she was still tied to the torture apparatus called the death bed. She had been mercilessly tortured with forced-feeding and unknown drugs. The police threatened her family to remain silent about her death. Recently, Ms. Gu's younger sister, Ms. Gu Xingfeng, decided to file a lawsuit against guards Zhu Chenglong, Lin Hai and doctor Cheng Qing, who were responsible for Ms Gu's death.

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Mr. Li Yuejin, 53, from Beijing Died as a Result of Persecution

2013-10-09

Mr. Li Yuejin from Beijing was arrested for the fifth time on August 12th, 2012. He was later sentenced to the Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp. During his detention, he developed serious symptoms of a heart problem, after he was given an injection in the labour camp, and was then released on medical parole on April 3rd, 2013. It is suspected that he was purposely poisoned by the guards. Mr. Li had said before he died, “It is so evil there (referring to the labour camp), and they persecuted me like this.” Mr. Li died on the morning of October 1st.

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Ms. Zhang Guilan Recounts 14 Years of Brutal Persecution

2013-10-08

Ms. Zhang Guilan has suffered brutal persecution since the persecution of Falun Gong began in July 1999. She has been arrested several times, sentenced to five and a half years in prison, and incarcerated in Heilongjiang Women's Prison. Ms. Zhang was brutally tortured in the prison. The torture and abuse included being exposed to extreme cold, being shocked with electric batons, violently beaten, handcuffed with her arms behind her back, forced to sit on a small stool for long periods of time, and forced to perform hard labour.

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Mr. Ma Changyong, 58, Passed Away After Years of Torture

2013-10-08

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Ma Changyong was arrested, detained, and tortured (physically and mentally) numerous times since the Chinese regime started its persecution of Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999. At home, he was closely monitored by the local neighbourhood committee. After he was released from a forced labour camp, Mr. Ma passed away on November 18th, 2010. His funeral was even monitored by plainclothes police.

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Ms. Jiang Xiaoyan On the Brink of Death after Torture at Heilongjiang Women's Prison

2013-10-08

Ms. Jiang Xiaoyan, a 54-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province, was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment. As a result of the persecution she has suffered at the Heilongjiang Women' Prison, she has become severely anemic and developed a large tumour in her abdomen. Although she is on the brink of death, the prison refuses to release her.

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Poison Suspected in the Death of Ms Xu Decun

2013-10-08

Ms. Xu Decun, 52, was a Falun Gong practitioner in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. She was arrested on May 2nd, 2010, and was sentenced to two years in prison. She felt weak all over after she was released in 2012. She was unable to eat anything after the 2013 New Year. It is believed that she was poisoned in prison. She was sent to the Zaozhuang City Hospital on September 1st, 2013, and died on September 6th.

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Atrocities Committed in the Chinese Communist Regime's Brainwashing Facilities

2013-10-08

The Chinese communist regime has set up numerous brainwashing centres all over China to detain, brainwash and torture Falun Gong practitioners, including the elderly and pregnant women. These facilities are euphemistically labelled “Legal Education Training Centres” to deceive the public. Mr. Zhu Xianghe, 64, was beaten to death in the Sutang Village Brainwashing Centre of Suining County, Xuzhou City, on May 4th, 2005. His eyes were dug out, and his organs were cut out.

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My Brother Was Tortured to Death Within Ten Days at Gangbei Prison

2013-10-07

After being held in prison for 11 years, I was released on medical parole on April 26th, 2013 because of ill health. On arriving home, I was told that my younger brother, Mr. Li Xiwang, died ten days after he was taken to Gangbei Prison. I was told that my brother suffered what is called the “anchor torture.” In this torture method the person's legs are kept straight and fixed, held upright by iron pipes, while the hands are shackled to the ground. The back is arched and the legs are immobile. My brother was anchored for over ten hours (the maximum time one can endure this torture method is two hours). He was found dead at midnight.

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Falun Gong Practitioner Suffers Permanent Nervous System Damage from Forced Administration of Drugs in Prison

2013-10-07

Mr. Dong Yanfa, 55, used to suffer from heart disease, but he became completely healthy after practising Falun Gong. In July 1999 the Chinese Communist regime violated the country's own constitution and deprived its people the freedom of faith by launching the brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Mr. Dong was since arrested and detained in the Ji'an City Detention Centre five times for persevering in practising Falun Gong. Two police officers forced an unknown drug into his nose. He lost all feeling in his lower body and even lost the ability to speak. He now has limited use of his body and to this day he continues to suffer from the damage caused by the drugs.

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Mr. Cao Jingyu Dies After Enduring Seven Years of Imprisonment

2013-10-07

Mr. Cao Jingyu, from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, was imprisoned for seven years for his belief in Falun Gong. He was tortured and force-fed during the incarceration. He was forced to do slave labour during the day and subjected to physical punishment at night. Upon his release, agents from the local 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) continued to harass him at home, and his health deteriorated further. Mr. Cao passed away on September 22nd, 2013, at the age of 40.

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Falun Gong Practitioners Continue to Be Detained and Tortured in Dalian Rehabilitation Centre

2013-09-24

The Dalian Rehabilitation Centre, formerly known as the Dalian Forced Labour Camp, has released several of its detainees. However, Falun Gong practitioners are still being held in the centre and tortured. Although the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims that it is shutting down the forced labour camp system, practitioners are still being persecuted in other locations such as brainwashing centres and prisons. Since 2008, the Dalian Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province has been notorious for the methods of torture it uses on practitioners. To cover up its crimes and continue persecuting practitioners, officials at the camp changed the name to the “Dalian Rehabilitation Centre.”

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Outstanding Teacher Taken To a Brainwashing Centre in Laizhou City, Shandong Province

2013-09-24

Mr. Zang Kuidong, an outstanding teacher from Laizhou City, Shandong Province, was arrested on May 28th, 2013, for distributing materials explaining the facts about Falun Gong and was detained for 15 days. Upon returning home he was no longer allowed to teach his classes and was taken to a brainwashing centre by the local 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and police on July 2nd.

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The Brutal Torture I Endured at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp

2013-09-24

I was arrested in 2005 for posting materials exposing the persecution of Falun Gong in public areas. I was later taken to Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province. I refused to do slave labour and was thus frequently tortured by the guards, who were very brutal. I began a hunger strike to protest the persecution. Guards pressed hard on my hands, which were shackled to the bed, and forced a tube into me every day. I was in excruciating pain. After a while, my nose, eyes, and face became swollen and they could not push the tube into my nose. Instead they inserted the tube directly into my throat. After force-feeding, I was hung up in a slanted position.

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More Information about Mr. Yang Zhonggeng's Death in Police Custody

2013-09-24

Mr. Yang Zhonggeng, 38, was a Falun Gong practitioner from Ruian City, Zhejiang Province. He was arrested on June 24th, 2013, and is believed to have been beaten to death within 4 days after his arrest, on June 28th, by police. When Mr. Yang's family viewed his body they noted that it was covered with bruises and one of his legs was black and blue. An autopsy was performed and the medical examiner said that Mr. Yang did not die as a result of physical trauma. Mr. Yang's internal organs were removed and refrigerated for further investigation. His body was cremated. Although it appeared without a doubt that Mr. Yang was beaten to death, nobody dares to admit it.

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